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HB454: repealing mandatory on-board diagnostic and emissions tests for motor vehicles.

Citation
2017 HB454
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House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
House Transportation
Hearing
02/08/2017 at 01:30 PM
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Transportation

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HB 454 - AS INTRODUCED

2017 SESSION

17-0519

10/03

HOUSE BILL 454

AN ACT repealing mandatory on-board diagnostic and emissions tests for motor vehicles.

SPONSORS: Rep. J. Moore, Hills. 21; Rep. Wallace, Rock. 33; Rep. Beaudoin, Straf. 9; Rep. Costable, Rock. 3; Rep. Hynes, Hills. 21; Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. Dyer, Hills. 37; Rep. Freeman, Hills. 12; Sen. French, Dist 7

COMMITTEE: Transportation

ANALYSIS

This bill repeals the emission control equipment requirements for motor vehicles and on-board diagnostic system (OBD II) testing procedures of the department of safety for vehicle inspections.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

17-0519

10/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

AN ACT repealing mandatory on-board diagnostic and emissions tests for motor vehicles.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Repeals; Vehicle Emission Testing Requirements. The following are repealed:

I. RSA 266:59-b, relative to emission control equipment requirements and on-board diagnostic system testing for motor vehicles.

II. 21-P:4, XII and XIII, relative to duties of the commissioner of safety for on-board diagnostic testing of motor vehicles under RSA 266:59-b.

III. RSA 266:1, VII, relative to the cost of OBD II testing.

2 Vehicle Inspection; Motorcycles. Amend RSA 266:1, V-a to read as follows:

V-a. An inspection station may, upon request, be designated a "motorcycle only'' inspection station. A "motorcycle only'' inspection station may inspect only motorcycles [and shall not be required to conduct OBD II emission testing under RSA 266:59-b or to purchase or lease any equipment relating to the OBD II emission testing program].

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.